2017届高考英语一轮基础知识复习：Unit 3 Computers（新人教版必修2）
<p> <span word="Unit">Unit</span> 3 <span word="Computers">Computers</span></p><p> Ⅰ.阅读理解</p><p> (2015·安徽)</p><p> <span word="As">As</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="users">users</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="dependent">dependent</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="information">information</span>，<span word="are">are</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="remembering">remembering</span> <span word="less">less</span>? <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="information">information</span>，<span word="why">why</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="memory">memory</span>，<span word="your">your</span> <span word="brain">brain</span>? <span word="Experts">Experts</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="wondering">wondering</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="changing">changing</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="how">how</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="study">study</span>，<span word="Professor">Professor</span> <span word="Betsy">Betsy</span> <span word="Sparrow">Sparrow</span> <span word="conducted">conducted</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="experiments">experiments</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="changing">changing</span> <span word="memory">memory</span>.<span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="experiment">experiment</span>，<span word="they">they</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="people">people</span> 40 <span word="unimportant">unimportant</span> <span word="facts">facts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="type">type</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="computer">computer</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="understood">understood</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="information">information</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="understood">understood</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="it">it</span>.<span word="Later">Later</span>，<span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="remembered">remembered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="better">better</span>.<span word="People">People</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="again">again</span>，<span word="so">so</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="experiment">experiment</span>，<span word="the">the</span> <span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="facts">facts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remember">remember</span>，<span word="and">and</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="computer">computer</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="specific">specific</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="folder">folder</span> (文件夹). <span word="Surprisingly">Surprisingly</span>，<span word="people">people</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="remembered">remembered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="folder">folder</span> <span word="location">location</span> (位置) <span word="better">better</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="facts">facts</span>.<span word="When">When</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span>，<span word="they">they</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="information">information</span>.<span word="Rather">Rather</span>，<span word="they">they</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="it">it</span>.<span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="called">called</span> “<span word="transactive">transactive</span> <span word="memory">memory</span> (交互记忆)．”</p><p> <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Sparrow">Sparrow</span>，<span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="memories">memories</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span>.<span word="Instead">Instead</span>，<span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="users">users</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="stronger">stronger</span> <span word="transactive">transactive</span> <span word="memories">memories</span>; <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>，<span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="learning">learning</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="organize">organize</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="quantities">quantities</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="date">date</span>.<span word="This">This</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="intelligent">intelligent</span>，<span word="but">but</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="doubt">doubt</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="memory">memory</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="changing">changing</span>.</p>
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